barry@paragon-DS-7:~$ mysql -u[username] -p 
Enter password: 
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mysql> 


sudo apt install mycli
barry@paragon-DS-7:~$ mycli -u[username]
Password: 
Version: 1.5.2
Chat: https://gitter.im/dbcli/mycli
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Home: http://mycli.net
Thanks to the contributor - Sudaraka Wijesinghe
mysql username@localhost:(none)> 
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
 [F2] Smart Completion: ON  [F3] Multiline: OFF  [F4] Emacs-mode

barry@paragon-DS-7:~$ sudo apt search php |grep -i 'php'